Thursday August 7th

Another very full day at Camp Kenya! As soon as the kids arrived, we got started with a great time of worship and lesson on Joseph. The kids seem to be absorbing the lessons well and are great at learning their memory verses, and they are proud of their efforts. Captain Wonder made his daily appearance, learning from "Joseph" about forgiveness. The pastor's son, Mason, aged 7, has become "Captain Wonder, Jr," and is quite the actor (of course, he comes from a community of talent in Hollywood). Mason is easy to spot in the sea of campers since he is a "tow headed" blonde :) Today we had a videographer from the TV station to film scenes of the camp, interview various campers and helpers, as well as the end assembly. This will be on the TV program aired every Sunday night. Judy Mbugua spoke to the children and addressed the country to appeal to believers to reach out and take care of children like the ones at the camp from Kibera. She thanked us over and over for coming all the way from the US to care for these vulnerable children of Kibera. Recalling the scriptures concerning the birth of Moses when Pharoah's daughter rescued him and asked, "Who will nurse this child?" Judy asked Kenyan believers the same question; "Who will nurse these children?" Remembering that James 1:5 tells us that pure religion is seen in the caring of widows and orphans, we were all challenged to fulfill this calling. Children are indeed precious to the Lord; when we look into the eyes of these children, we see Him, "as you have done to the least of these, you have done it unto Me." It confirms why we are here, and encourages us that it does make a difference to reach out to a child with the truth and love of Jesus. Pray with us that many of these children will accept Jesus as their Savior as a result of this week. The Homecare Fellowship has a weekly prayer meetings on Thursday, so we were able to participate in today's meeting. As men and women gathered to worship and pray, one of the local pastors shared a message about what God has done in Kenya. Tomorrow is a memorial day here in Kenya, the 10th anniversary of the bombing of the American Embassy here in Nairobi where more than 200 Kenyans were killed. The pastor reminded us that this was a large wake up call to the world to the dangers and threat of terrorism. It was interesting to think of God using Kenya to alert all the nations of things to come. God is all about the impossible, and he cited many seemingly impossible situations that the Lord has resolved in Kenya, such as the present coalition government, which no one thought possible. As we prayed together for Kenya, families, the government and salvation for those who don't know the Lord, we also prayed for new beginnings not only for Kenya, all nations, but for families and each of us personally. It was an incredible time of prayer, fervent and passionate as each person called out to the Lord to show His power in these circumstances. What a privilege to take part in such powerful prayer with our brothers and sisters! It's hard to believe that tomorrow is the final day of camp for the younger kids. They have had a wonderful time; the team has done a terrific job, and we are trusting the Lord to take everything that has been shared with these children and weave it into their lives forever.